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Cutover Manager - SAP S4/HANA

£18,000 - 21,000
South Parade, Leeds
£18,000 - 21,000
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5k+
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Company Type
Services
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Senior
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Job Type
Full-Time
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Language
English
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Visa sponsorship
No

Requirements

Must:
- Extensive experience working on large, complex ERP programmes, particularly within SAP environments. - Proven track record of leading cutover activity on major transformation programmes. - Significant experience transitioning IT change into live service across multi-system, integrated technology landscapes. - Strong understanding of data migration, SaaS transition, and systems integration risks. - Knowledge of business continuity planning and disaster recovery within service transition contexts. - Experience leading and supporting delivery teams within complex IT organisations. - Demonstrable ability to articulate a future-state vision and bring stakeholders along with it. - Experience of managing external suppliers, system integrators, and professional services partners. - Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to navigate complex operational and institutional risk. - Good understanding of IT support models, software licensing arrangements, and financial processes related to technology services. - Experience within public sector environments (desirable). - Prior involvement in major S/4HANA implementations (desirable). - Exposure to complex command centre operations for major ERP go-lives (desirable). - Experience contributing to large-scale business readiness or organisational change activity (desirable).

Responsibilities

- Define and maintain the overarching cutover strategy, approach, and governance model in line with programme objectives. - Develop and own the integrated cutover plan, covering task sequencing, dependencies, milestones, and critical path activities. - Coordinate cutover activity across multiple workstreams including functional, technical, data, testing, security, infrastructure, and business readiness. - Lead cutover planning workshops and readiness assessments, ensuring all roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities are clearly understood. - Identify, manage, and mitigate cutover-related risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as necessary. - Design and manage mock cutovers and dress rehearsals, capturing lessons learned and refining plans accordingly. - Ensure data migration, system readiness, and business activities remain aligned to the cutover timeline and deployment scope. - Establish and run command centre operations throughout mock and live cutovers, including progress tracking and issue resolution.

Description


We are a large and well-established UK public sector organisation, currently delivering a major technology and business transformation programme as we transition from legacy systems to a modern S/4HANA landscape. We are seeking an experienced Cutover Lead to ensure a smooth, low-risk transition into live service. You will join a high-profile technology deployment initiative, offering a competitive outside IR35 day rate, flexible working arrangements, a generous annual leave package, and the opportunity to significantly influence our digital transformation efforts.
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